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- DictionaryWild·ness/ˈwīl(d)nəs/
noun
- 1. the character of being uncultivated, undomesticated, or inhospitable: "the wildness and beauty of the Scottish hills"
- 2. lack of discipline or restraint: "why does their mother do nothing to curb their wildness?"
wildness noun [U] (NATURAL) (of plants or animals) the quality of living or growing independently of people, in natural conditions and with natural characteristics: the wildness of the Rocky Mountains. The wolves in the area are a symbol of wildness and wilderness. See.
noun. the property of being wild or turbulent. synonyms: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence. see more. noun. an unruly disposition to do as one pleases. “Liza had always had a tendency to wildness ”. “the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention”. see more.
Wildness, in its literal sense, is the quality of being wild or untamed. Beyond this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature [1] and that which is not domesticated. [2] .
behaviour that shows a lack of discipline or control. He gained a reputation for drinking and wildness. the quality in feelings of being very strong and hard to control. the wildness of his passion. the quality of being exciting because it is surprising, new or not known.
adj. living in a state of nature and not tamed: wild animals running free in the forest. growing or produced without being grown and cared for by humans, as flowers; not cultivated: wild flowers. without people living there; not inhabited; undeveloped: wild country. not civilized; barbarous; savage: The wild Northmen raided the coasts of England.
having no discipline or control. The boy is wild and completely out of control. He had a wild look in his eyes. a woman with wild hair. wild mood swings. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. feelings. full of very strong feeling. The crowd went wild. It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste.
adverb. in a wild manner; wildly. noun. Often wilds . an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert: a cabin in the wild; a safari to the wilds of Africa. verb (used with object),wild·ed, wild·ing.
